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Dec. 8, 1925- ATTORNEYS lli Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

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MATT HEROD, OF MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA.

OIL BURNER.

Application filed October 27, 1924. Serial No. 746,186.

To all whom truely concern;

Be it known that I, MATT Hnnon, a citizen ofA the United States', and Aa resident of B'Iiehigan City, county of La Porte, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Im provenient in Oil Burners, of which the following is a full, clear', and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in oil burners, and it Consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of 1n invention is to provide an oil burner 'which has novel means for vaporizing the oil and for forcing the vapor through a very small orifice, whereby the roaring of the burner which is common in standard constructions is entirely eliminated.

A further object of my inventionis to provide a device of the type described which is extremely simple in construction, and which may be readily applied to a furnace or the like.

@ther objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will-,be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in whichm Figure 1 is a plan view of the device,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device, showing a part of the generator in section, and

Figure 3 is an end view of Figure 2.

In carrying out my invention I provide a gravity feed tank 1 which is connected to a generator 2 by means of a pipe 3. It will be noted that the generator is disposed below the bottom of the tank 1, whereby the oil from the tank will be forced by gravity up into the top of the generator'. In Figure 1 I have shown the/oil burner as being disposed in a furnace shown diagrannnatically A valve 5 controls the flow of oil from the tank 1. A drainpipe 6 is connected to the pipe 3 and is provided with a valve 'l' which may be opened when the operator desires to drain the oil from the generator 2. Before the operator opens the valve 7, he closes the valve 8, which prevents the oil in the tank 1 from passing out through the drain pipe 6,. flhe novel ,contruction of the at 4l.

generator 2 is shown in Figure 2, and it consists of a U-shaped passageway 9, the legs of the passageway extending downwardly from the bend. A pipe 10 is in communication with the passageway 9, and is provided with a burner 11 at its free end. In Figure 3 I have shown the burner as being provided with a very small opening 12. In actual construction, the opening 12 is 3/64 of an inch in diameter. This permits the gas to flow therethrough yet at the same time prevents the roaring` noise which usually accompanies the rush of gas through a relatively large opening.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. In starting the device, an asbestos torch, is disposed around the generator 2 and is secured in place by means of wire. The valves 5 and 8 are opened so as to allow the oil to feed into the generator 2 and completely ll the passageway 9 therein. The operator knows that the generator isfilled with oil when the oil starts to drip from the opening 12. The torch is now ignited and changes the oil in the chamber 9 into a gas. This gas is forced through the opening 12 and as soon as the gas flows through the opening it is ignited by the flame from the torch. The burner will now operate automatically as long as there is any oil to feed the same.

. As shown in Figure 3, the burner is directed against the generator 2 solas to cause the flame from the burner to meet the generator and change the oil into a gas. W'hen the burner is in operation, the level of the oil is about at the position shown by 13 in Figure 2. I have found that by disposing the generator' 2 in a vertical plane, the burner operates noiselessly and also does not createv any smoke or smut while operating. The pressure upon the gas at the opening 12 is very slight due to the fact that the tank 1 is positioned only a slight distance above the burner 11. The device consumes a very small quantity of oil and it has been found that one quart of oil will cause the burner to fianet-ion for an hour and ten minutes. It has also been'found that the device operates in a most efficient manner, when the oil supply valve 5 is opened one-fourth of a turn, as soon as the gas begins to blow through the opening l2. The device will thereafter re quire no attention and Will function autoina-tically.

I claim: K

A device of the type described comprising a generator substantially rectangular in cross section and having a Wide fiat exterior' surface, said generator having' a U-'shaped passageway therein, the legs of said passage- Way extending downwardly and being disposed in a Vertical plane, means for conveying oil to said generator, and a burner in communication with said generator, said burner being positioned so as to direct the flame against the broad Hat side of the generator.

MATT HEROD. 

